Hardware Configuration Reset; Configuration Reset Via Serial Port During Bootup - Avaya AP-3 User Manual

Performing Advanced Configuration

Hardware Configuration Reset

Hardware Configuration Reset Status is a parameter that defines the hardware configuration
reset behavior of the AP (i.e., what effect pressing the reload button has on an AP operating in
normal operating mode).
If a user loses or forgets the AP's HTTP, Telnet, or SNMP password, the reset button on the AP
provides a way to reset the AP to default configuration values to gain access to the AP.
However, in AP deployments where physical access to the AP is not protected, an unauthorized
person could reset the AP to factory defaults and thus gain control of the AP. You can disable
the hardware configuration reset functionality to prevent unauthorized access.
The hardware configuration reset feature operates as follows:
When hardware configuration reset is enabled, you can press the hardware reload button
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for 10 seconds when the AP is in normal operational mode in order to delete the AP
configuration.
When hardware configuration reset is disabled, pressing the reload button when the AP is
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in normal operational mode does not have any effect on the AP.
The hardware configuration reset parameter does not have any effect on the functionality
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of the reload button to delete the AP image during AP boot loaded execution.
The default hardware configuration reset status is enabled. When disabling hardware
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configuration reset, Avaya recommends that you configure a configuration reset password.
A configuration reset option appears on the serial port during boot up, before the AP reads
its configuration and initializes.
Whenever the AP is reset to factory default configuration, hardware configuration reset
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status is enabled and the configuration reset password is set to the default, "public".
If secure mode is enabled in the AP, only secure (SSL, SNMPv3, SSH) users can modify
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the values of the Hardware Configuration Reset Status and the configuration reset
password.

Configuration Reset via Serial Port During Bootup

If hardware configuration reset is disabled, you are prompted by a configuration reset option to
reset the AP to factory defaults during boot up from the serial interface. By pressing a key
sequence (ctrl-R), you are prompted to enter a configuration reset password before the
configuration is reset.
Note:
It is important to safely store the configuration reset password. If a user forgets
Note:
the configuration reset password, the user will be unable to reset the AP to
factory default configuration if the AP becomes inaccessible and the hardware
configuration reset functionality is disable.
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